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As atitudes dos guardas prisionais relativamente à generalidade dos ofensores e aos ofensores sexuais
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As atitudes dos guardas prisionais exercem um impacto na reabilitação dos ofensores, devido à proximidade estabelecida entre ambos os grupos. O presente estudo pretende averiguar as atitudes que os guardas prisionais detêm relativamente aos ofensores no geral e aos ofensores sexuais em particular e verificar se existem diferenças entre as atitudes dos guardas prisionais relativamente aos dois grupos em estudo. O estudo pretende ainda perceber se as atitudes face aos ofensores sexuais se alteram em função de variáveis sociodemográficas e de personalidade. Para tal, foi administrado um questionário sociodemográfico, a Escala de Atitudes em relação aos Delinquentes, a Escala reduzida de Atitudes em relação a Agressores Sexuais e o NEO Five-Factor Inventory a uma amostra de 90 guardas prisionais. Os resultados revelam que as atitudes dos guardas prisionais são tendencialmente neutras ainda que negativas e que existem diferenças entre as atitudes face aos ofensores sexuais e aos ofensores no geral, revelando-se mais negativas no que respeita aos ofensores sexuais. Foram também encontradas diferenças nas atitudes relativamente aos ofensores sexuais ao nível das variáveis sociodemográficas, bem como correlações estatisticamente significativas entre a dimensão de personalidade Amabilidade e as atitudes dos guardas prisionais face aos ofensores no geral, e as dimensões de personalidade Amabilidade e Conscienciosidade e as atitudes dos guardas prisionais face aos ofensores sexuais. Estes resultados salientam a importância de uma análise cuidada e profunda sobre cada individuo durante o processo de recrutamento, bem como a necessidade de uma formação contínua e frequente.
Prison guards' attitudes have an impact on offenders' rehabilitation, due to the closeness established between both groups. The present study intends to investigate the attitudes that prison guards have towards offenders in general and to sexual offenders in particular and to verify if there are differences between the attitudes of prison guards towards the two groups under study. The study also intends to understand if attitudes towards sexual offenders change as a function of sociodemographic and personality variables. To this end, a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Attitude Scale towards Offenders, the Reduced Attitude Scale towards Sexual Offenders and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory was administered to a sample of 90 prison guards. The results reveal that the attitudes of prison guards tend to be neutral, although negative, and that there are differences between attitudes towards sex offenders and offenders in general, being more negative regarding to sex offenders. Differences were also found in attitudes towards sex offenders in terms of sociodemographic variables, as well as statistically significant correlations between the agreeableness personality dimension and the attitudes of prison guards towards offenders in general, and between the agreeableness and Conscientiousness personality dimensions and the attitudes of prison guards towards sex offenders. These results highlight the importance of a careful and in-depth analysis of each individual during the recruitment process, as well as the need for continuous and frequent training.
Prison guards' attitudes have an impact on offenders' rehabilitation, due to the closeness established between both groups. The present study intends to investigate the attitudes that prison guards have towards offenders in general and to sexual offenders in particular and to verify if there are differences between the attitudes of prison guards towards the two groups under study. The study also intends to understand if attitudes towards sexual offenders change as a function of sociodemographic and personality variables. To this end, a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Attitude Scale towards Offenders, the Reduced Attitude Scale towards Sexual Offenders and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory was administered to a sample of 90 prison guards. The results reveal that the attitudes of prison guards tend to be neutral, although negative, and that there are differences between attitudes towards sex offenders and offenders in general, being more negative regarding to sex offenders. Differences were also found in attitudes towards sex offenders in terms of sociodemographic variables, as well as statistically significant correlations between the agreeableness personality dimension and the attitudes of prison guards towards offenders in general, and between the agreeableness and Conscientiousness personality dimensions and the attitudes of prison guards towards sex offenders. These results highlight the importance of a careful and in-depth analysis of each individual during the recruitment process, as well as the need for continuous and frequent training.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA- Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Forense.
Keywords
Guardas prisionais Atitudes Ofensores sexuais Ofensores no geral Personalidade Prison guards Attitudes Sexual offenders Offenders in General Personality